Mobile Satellite Ventures Issues Analysis Examining the Advantages of New Communications Technology in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina25 October 2005
In a study issued today by MobileSatellite Ventures (MSV), recognized telecommunications experts Dale Hatfieldand Phil Weiser, both Professors of Interdisciplinary Telecommunications atthe University of Colorado, review how public safety communications systemsfailed to operate effectively during Hurricane Katrina. They also outline therequirements for an ideal public safety network, in particular, how publicsafety agencies should support the development of the next generationarchitecture of hybrid satellite and terrestrial systems as a critical tool inpublic safety. Hatfield and Weiser explain that the optimal public safety communicationsarchitecture should be a vibrant and flexible system that accommodatesdifferent technologies. In particular, the system should incorporatetraditional public safety land mobile radio systems (LMRs) into a broaderarchitecture that includes satellite, terrestrial and emerging wirelessbroadband networks. With the advent of mobile satellite services' ancillaryterrestrial component (ATC) offering (which can switch seamlessly betweensatellite and terrestrial networks), the benefits of this hybrid approach aresubstantial, including low cost access to a fully interoperable, reliable,ubiquitous network. The authors challenge policymakers to provide theleadership necessary to make this important technology a reality by urgingthem to ensure that satellite and terrestrial providers are afforded theopportunity to develop and finance effective offerings for public safetyagencies. For a copy of the study entitled, "Toward a Next Generation Strategy:Learning from Katrina and Taking Advantage of New Technologies," please go tohttp://www.msvlp.com/nextgen/vision/papers.cfm. About Mobile Satellite Ventures Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) is at the forefront of the developmentof the first hybrid satellite-cellular communications network, which willprovide seamless, transparent and ubiquitous wireless coverage of NorthAmerica to conventional handsets. It has extensive patents on the technologyand holds the first and only FCC license to provide these services. MSV plansto launch two satellites for North American coverage, which will be among thelargest and most powerful commercial satellites ever built. When completed,the network will transform communications in a variety of areas includingpublic safety, homeland security, aviation, transportation and entertainment,by providing interoperable, user-friendly and feature-rich voice andhigh-speed data services. Today MSV offers customers a wide choice of wireless data, voice, fax anddispatch radio services via its two MSAT satellites. It provides superiorcapacity and reliability across North America, northern South America, CentralAmerica, the Caribbean, Hawaii and their coastal waters. MSV is privately held and its primary investors include MotientCorporation (Pink Sheets: MNCP), SkyTerra Communications (OTC: SKYT), TMICommunications, Columbia Capital, and Spectrum Equity Investors. Contact: Frank De Maria fdemaria@brunswickgroup.com Erin Moore emoore@brunswickgroup.com Brunswick Group 212-333-3810
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